Meet the Authors
Brittany Bluthardt
[email protected] Brittany Bluthardt is a sophomore journalism and strategic communication double major at Butler University. She is from Antioch, IL. |
Laura Theisen
[email protected] Laura Theisen is a sophomore dance major with a biology minor at Butler University. She is from Omaha, Nebraska. |
Tyler Thatcher
[email protected] Tyler Thatcher is a junior middle-secondary education major, with concentrations in history, geography, and economics at Butler University. He is also studying general business. Tyler is from Russiaville, Indiana. |
Xavier Colvin
[email protected] Xaiver Colvin is a junior marketing major at Butler University. Xavier is a member of the Butler University football team. He is from Indianapolis, Indiana |
About Our Class
GHS 210 Freedom and Movement in the Transatlantic World
What is freedom? How was freedom understood during the Age of Exploration? Did freedom have the same associations then as it does today? What do the transatlantic slave system and the rise of capitalism reveal about the shifting meanings of freedom? How have revolutionary movements and the struggles of displaced people enriched our understanding of freedom? How do contemporary free trade and migration further challenge conventional notions of what it means to be free? This course will address these questions by exploring the transcontinental and transoceanic movements of people, ideas, and capital across Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
GHS Student Learning Objectives:
1. Students will practice employing a conceptual framework for global and historical studies which appreciates cultures as dynamic, heterogeneous, and constantly in conversation with one another.
2. Students will approach the topic from a variety of sources and disciplines—including the arts, the humanities. and the social and natural sciences.
3. Students will understand the benefits and challenges of living in a culturally diverse and increasingly globalized world.
4. Students will continue development of skills of expository writing
What is freedom? How was freedom understood during the Age of Exploration? Did freedom have the same associations then as it does today? What do the transatlantic slave system and the rise of capitalism reveal about the shifting meanings of freedom? How have revolutionary movements and the struggles of displaced people enriched our understanding of freedom? How do contemporary free trade and migration further challenge conventional notions of what it means to be free? This course will address these questions by exploring the transcontinental and transoceanic movements of people, ideas, and capital across Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
GHS Student Learning Objectives:
1. Students will practice employing a conceptual framework for global and historical studies which appreciates cultures as dynamic, heterogeneous, and constantly in conversation with one another.
2. Students will approach the topic from a variety of sources and disciplines—including the arts, the humanities. and the social and natural sciences.
3. Students will understand the benefits and challenges of living in a culturally diverse and increasingly globalized world.
4. Students will continue development of skills of expository writing